Texas-Style Barley Salad
4
Points® value
Total Time
55 min
Prep
20 min
Cook
35 min
Serves
4
Difficulty
Easy
This colourful salad is also excellent made with brown rice instead of barley. We spooned it into a hollowed-out pepper for a special presentation but tomato halves
Ingredients
Table salt
¾ tsp(s)
Uncooked pearl barley
½ cup(s)
Fresh lime juice
2 tbsp(s)
Mineral water
2 tbsp(s)
Olive oil
1 tbsp(s)
Cumin seeds
¼ tsp(s)
Black pepper
⅛ pinch(es)
Canned black beans
1 cup(s), drained and rinsed
Grape tomatoes
½ cup(s), halved, or cherry tomatoes, quartered
Avocado
½ medium, Haas, diced
Frozen corn
¼ cup(s), thawed, or drained canned corn
Cilantro
¼ cup(s), fresh, chopped
Uncooked scallions
¼ cup(s), sliced
Water
3 cup(s)